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Celtics Rebuffed Inquiries On Tatum Before Agreeing To Trade Brown
The Celtics decided this offseason that the time had come to split up their longtime star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who said on Friday morning’s episode of Get Up (YouTube link) that Boston turned away trade inquiries on Tatum before agreeing to a deal that will send […]
And-Ones: Summer League, NBA Layoffs, Beasley, Extensions
The NBA announced (via Twitter) on Thursday morning that it will test out the one-free-throw rule during Summer League. That means any foul call that would normally result in one, two or three free throws will be replaced by a single attempt. That shot will be worth the same number points as the free throws […]
Free Agent Rumors: Simons, Mavs, Heat, Vincent, Reddish, More
The Mavericks are eyeing Anfernee Simons, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link), who hears from league sources that Dallas has emerged as a possible landing spot for the free agent guard. Simons took on a lesser role in Boston last season following several years as a starter in Portland, then appeared […]
Darko Rajakovic Receives Multiyear Extension With Raptors
The Raptors have announced (via Twitter) a multiyear extension with head coach Darko Rajakovic. According to Michael Grange of Sportsnet.ca (Twitter link), the deal is expected to tack on four years to the one season left on Rajakovic’s current contract. Rajakovic has compiled a 101-145 (.411) regular season record since taking over the team in […]
LeBron James In No Hurry To Make Free Agency Decision
LeBron James‘ decision in free agency could affect several other moves around the league, but the former Lakers star plans to take his time to determine his next team, ESPN’s Shams Charania stated Thursday morning on Get Up (Twitter video link). “LeBron James is not in a rush right now to make a decision,” Charania […]
Trade Rumors: DeRozan, Finney-Smith, Sasser, Lakers, Bucks
Kings forward DeMar DeRozan hopes to “accelerate his exit” from Sacramento, according to Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports. Reporting in June indicated that the team expects to either trade or waive DeRozan, and the 17-year veteran would like for that to happen sooner rather than later, Iko explains. While a trade that clears DeRozan’s full […]
Checking In On Top Remaining NBA Free Agents
The NBA’s free agent period officially opened less than 40 hours ago, but the list of this year’s top available players has already been pretty picked clean, with 38 of the players from our list of 2026’s top 50 free agents having either officially locked in a new deal or agreed to terms with a […]
Bobi Klintman Signs With Virtus Bologna
After spending the better part of the past two seasons in the NBA, former second-round pick Bobi Klintman is headed back overseas, having agreed to a multiyear deal with Virtus Bologna, the Italian team announced in a press release. Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews first reported that Klintman was drawing EuroLeague interest and singled out Virtus […]
Lakers Notes: Kuminga, Kessler, Grimes, Luka, LeBron
Although the Lakers were eventually upstaged on Wednesday by the stunning Jaylen Brown trade agreement between the Celtics and Sixers, Los Angeles’ flurry of free agent deals looked like the NBA’s biggest story of the day for much of July 1. In the span of 35 minutes, the team went from having upwards of $50MM […]
Hawks Sign Henri Veesaar To Four-Year Deal
The Hawks have signed second-round pick Henri Veesaar to a four-year contract worth roughly $9.3MM in total, per Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link). The deal was completed using the second-round pick exception and is worth Veesaar’s minimum salary. Projected by many draft experts as a late first-round pick, Veesaar fell all the way […]
Peterson, Acuff Among First-Rounders To Sign On Wednesday
Several players selected in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft officially signed their rookie scale contracts throughout the day on Wednesday. Many of those players are expected to take part in the Salt Lake City and California Classic Summer Leagues, which will take place before the Las Vegas Summer League, so their teams […]
Kings Sign Emanuel Sharp To Three-Year Deal
The Kings have signed rookie guard Emanuel Sharp to a three-year deal worth a total of $6.35MM, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (Twitter link). Signed using the second-round pick exception, Sharp’s deal will pay him his minimum salary, with a team option on the third year. Scotto confirms that the first two years of the […]
Blazers Notes: Morant, Nori, Holiday, Moda Center
The Trail Blazers‘ deal to acquire Ja Morant from the Grizzlies caught many people by surprise, in part because Portland was already relatively deep at the guard position. Morant isn’t worried about that and is excited not only to play with the returning Damian Lillard but also to benefit from his veteran leadership Kelly Iko […]
Details On 2028 Pick Involved In Celtics/Sixers Trade
Three of the draft picks the Celtics are acquiring from the Sixers in their shocking Jaylen Brown blockbuster appear to be relatively straightforward. Those three selections are reportedly as follows: The Sixers’ 2031 first-round pick (unprotected). Either the Warriors’, Thunder’s, or Bucks’ 2028 second-round pick (whichever is most favorable). Either the Wizards’, Trail Blazers’, or […]
Heat Have Been In Contact With Bradley Beal
As the Heat look to continue adding shooting to complement their star frontcourt of Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo, they have been in touch with the representatives for veteran guard Bradley Beal, according to Barry Jackson and Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. The Heat, who will have 12 players under contract once the Antetokounmpo […]
Hoops Rumors Glossary: July Moratorium
A ton of free agents across the league have reached contract agreements since the NBA Finals ended last month. However, most of those deals can’t become official right away, due to what’s known in the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement as the “moratorium period.” We know it colloquially as the July moratorium. The July moratorium – […]
Celtics Re-Sign Amari Williams To Two-Way Deal
The Celtics have re-signed big man Amari Williams to a two-way contract, per the NBA’s transaction log. The 24-year-old played 22 games for Boston in the 2025/26 season, a majority of which were spot minutes, though he did make two starts. He spent most of his time with the Celtics’ G League affiliate, the Maine […]
Magic Sign Izaiyah Nelson To Two-Way Deal
The Magic have signed Izaiyah Nelson to a two-way contract, the team announced (via Twitter). It’s a two-year deal, according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). The 6’10” center out of the University of South Florida was drafted last week with the 51st overall pick, which the Magic traded to acquire on […]
Sixers Register Interest In LeBron James
Add the Sixers to the list of teams who want to be involved in the LeBron James sweepstakes. According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, Philadelphia has reached out to express its interest in acquiring the star forward. Golden State, Cleveland, and Miami have been the three teams most frequently linked to the 41-year-old since […]
Mavs Notes: Johnson, May, Green, Lively, De Larrea
The Mavericks provided one of the first surprises of the 2026 NBA draft when they bucked many fans’ expectations that they would draft a guard and instead took the defensive-minded big man Morez Johnson Jr. with the ninth overall pick. Johnson will now enter a crowded frontcourt, which will add another new member as a […]
Magic Re-Sign Colin Castleton To Two-Way Contract
Free agent center Colin Castleton is back under contract with the Magic on a new two-way deal, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com. Castleton, 26, signed a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract for training camp last August, then had that deal converted to a two-way contract by Orlando at the end of the preseason. […]
Thomas Sorber Undergoes Knee Procedure, Out At Least Four Weeks
Thomas Sorber had a minor arthroscopic procedure on his right knee on Wednesday in Los Angeles and is expected to return to on-court activity in around four weeks, the Thunder announced. The 6’9″ center missed his rookie season with Oklahoma City due to a torn ACL in the same knee and will now be sidelined […]
Grizzlies To Trade Santi Aldama To Mavericks
The Grizzlies and Mavericks have agreed to a trade that will send forward Santi Aldama to Dallas, reports Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). The Mavs will also acquire forward Tarik Biberovic‘s draft rights in the deal. In return for Aldama and Biberovic, Memphis will acquire guard AJ Johnson, the Warriors’ top-20 protected 2030 first-round […]
Celtics To Trade Jaylen Brown To Sixers For Paul George, Picks
Two Atlantic Division rivals have reached an agreement on a blockbuster trade, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that star wing Jaylen Brown is headed from the Celtics to the Sixers. In return, Boston will acquire forward Paul George, two first-round picks, and two second-round picks from Philadelphia, per Charania. Those […]
Wizards Waive Leaky Black
The Wizards have waived 6’6″ guard/forward Leaky Black, Michael Scotto reports for HoopsHype (via Twitter). Black has played two seasons in the NBA, first for the Hornets and last season for the Wizards. He appeared in 12 games in Washington, averaging 7.1 points and 5.0 rebounds on .388/.345/.875 shooting splits in 28.9 minutes per night, […]
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